Quote by Ida Tarbell
There is no man more dangerous, in a position of power, than he wh

There is no man more dangerous, in a position of power, than he who refuses to accept as a working truth the idea that all a man does should make for rightness and soundness, that even the fixing of a tariff rate must be moral. – Ida Tarbell

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Imagination is the only key to the future. Without it none exists – with it all things are possible. – Ida Tarbell

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Silence is the ultimate weapon of power. – Charles de Gaulle

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Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race can commit suicide by blowing up the world. – Henry Adams

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I am of mixed minds about the issue of privacy. On one hand, I understand that information is power, and power is, well, power, so keeping your private information to yourself is essential – especially if you are a controversial figure, a celebrity, or a dissident. – Susan Orlean

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The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses, a power which is the principal threat to our democracy. – Paul Wellstone

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Adapt or perish, now as ever, is natures inexorable imperative. – H. G. Wells

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